Completed the basket quilt top

This one is for my eldest daughter, she chose the fabric. Since it was cherries, apples, chickens, egg beaters and stuff, I decided on a basket block. It took me awhile to get the borders done because they are pieced and I needed to match up the apples.

I have a white-on-white backing and will send it to a LAQ for quilting.

Next Project?

After doing the patriotic quilt I will probably do something quick and simple. I got the FQ set of Hearth & Home at Connecting Threads and used an EQ6 layout to do this design.

The design is 52"x62" as it is here so it's a lap size and the colors will go great in my familyroom with the browns, oranges and greens. EQ6 over estimates the fabric requirements, in my opinion, so if there is enough I could do a piano key border.

Patriotic quilt top is done

I just finished the borders this morning. The fabric is from the Coverlet II collection by Windham. It's 94" x 94" with forty nine 12" blocks and 5" borders. I used the solid patterned fabrics in the blocks forming the diamond shape around the center medalion, the less solid to frame it, then the solid again in the corners. The center medalion is hand applique'd as are the stars in the corner flag blocks.

IRR with sample borders

I put the required size and number of borders around this center to see what it would look like, the first border is black. I really like this, the colors are vibrant and the black makes the center glow.

IRR #3

I have nine floral applique patterns from Distinctive Pieces and I set one of them on a round background with a frame. I need to look through my stash and compare the applique patterns/colors with what background fabrics to decide which pattern to use.

International Round Robin 2

Modified the first design a little bit. I thought that the corners looked a little disconnected so I turned them around. Also changed the center block, the other looked like the pieces in the center didn't belong. The edges don't line up in the picture but they will if I do this one.

International Round Robin

I joined the IRR on a quilter's message board. I am so nervous!! I know a lot of people feel that way too. When you screw up on your own stuff you can always fudge it, live with it, or fix it. I don't do perfect, not even sure if I do square when the quilt gets too big to measure easily.


I need to make a center between 12" and 24". I've been working on a few designs but not sure yet what I'll do. I did this one last night, trying to come up with something to use a rainbow of hand dyed fabric I have. This might be the one and it will give people who work on my quilt a lot of color choices and don't have to try and match a floral. I do also love a Jacobean print I have in bright, bright colors.


These are 8" blocks, 24" square. I think this will need to be paper pieced.